Tank Re-boot / Up grade

Truebluereefs · 05/11/2018, 10:18 PM

Hello all after about 2 years of not being on any forums and just reading things people are talking about I want to get back into the hobby with a tank re-boot / upgrade

lets start off with some of the current aquarium specs I have a 50 gallon sea clear II aquarium that I installed in to my wall. It has a 40 gallon sump that hold about 25-30 gallons of water.
I have 2 clowns in the main display and another on that lives in my sump, I also have a yellow tang and a Hawaiian chevron tang and a bi-color sudochromus all doing very will in the aquarium.

I am going to be moving the fish and corals into a new 50 gallon shallow reef tank here in about 2-3 weeks that I have setup down stairs.
The 50 gallon will probably not be the last moves the fish have because I am wanting to get a 300 gallon drop-off aquarium custom made for my living room.

A couple of questions that I have for you all is what do you think about real time weather simulation on a reef tank.
( lighting that mimics cloud cover, possible thunder storms and rain on the aquarium)

Equipment currently using
Neptune APX gold for Lighting control and heating/ cooling
3X kessil A150 tuna blue
Reef Octopus 150
Varoable speed circulation pump

Corals in the aquarium
GSP, mini carpet anemone, some mushrooms

Bpb · 05/11/2018, 11:54 PM

Real time weather simulations are an unnecessary addition to light programming. If they amuse you, by all means, but realize that it’s for your own entertainment. Not the health of the animals.

On that subject.

If you’re wanting to improve coral health and even fish/coral spawning events, there can be some benefit to matching seasonal temperature and photoperiod can be of some benefit, provided your other basic core needs are absolutely perfect (heavy flow/turnover, ultra stable and balanced major and minor elements with nutrients, heavy feeding with heavy export, and correct par/spectrum).

Edit: additionally
On stom surges in the wild, you’re experiencing a lot here. Rapid and extreme changes in barometric pressure. Rapid shifts in water current temperature and flow levels, even minor but sudden and short lived changes in salinity to extreme degrees. These shifts are unpredictable, likely dangerous/impossible to reproduce in captivity, and likely to have an overall more significant impact to coral and fish behavior than the flashes of light they may get from lightening. The storm effects of a light panel provide none of the actual storm, and just a little visual show for you if you like it. Some systems are even incorporating sound effects. I cannot possibly think of a bigger waste of money personally

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Truebluereefs · 05/12/2018, 01:48 AM

I dont really want the lighting storm, just cloud cover and intensity of natural light. I never even thought about matching the water temp i keep mine at or close to 76 deg.F

05/11/2018, 10:18 PM	#1
Truebluereefs Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Buda TX Posts: 34	Tank Re-boot / Up grade Hello all after about 2 years of not being on any forums and just reading things people are talking about I want to get back into the hobby with a tank re-boot / upgrade lets start off with some of the current aquarium specs I have a 50 gallon sea clear II aquarium that I installed in to my wall. It has a 40 gallon sump that hold about 25-30 gallons of water. I have 2 clowns in the main display and another on that lives in my sump, I also have a yellow tang and a Hawaiian chevron tang and a bi-color sudochromus all doing very will in the aquarium. I am going to be moving the fish and corals into a new 50 gallon shallow reef tank here in about 2-3 weeks that I have setup down stairs. The 50 gallon will probably not be the last moves the fish have because I am wanting to get a 300 gallon drop-off aquarium custom made for my living room. A couple of questions that I have for you all is what do you think about real time weather simulation on a reef tank. ( lighting that mimics cloud cover, possible thunder storms and rain on the aquarium) Equipment currently using Neptune APX gold for Lighting control and heating/ cooling 3X kessil A150 tuna blue Reef Octopus 150 Varoable speed circulation pump Corals in the aquarium GSP, mini carpet anemone, some mushrooms __________________ 50 Gallon shallow reef tank. Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon shallow reef

05/11/2018, 11:54 PM	#2
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Tank Re-boot / Up grade Real time weather simulations are an unnecessary addition to light programming. If they amuse you, by all means, but realize that it’s for your own entertainment. Not the health of the animals. On that subject. If you’re wanting to improve coral health and even fish/coral spawning events, there can be some benefit to matching seasonal temperature and photoperiod can be of some benefit, provided your other basic core needs are absolutely perfect (heavy flow/turnover, ultra stable and balanced major and minor elements with nutrients, heavy feeding with heavy export, and correct par/spectrum). Edit: additionally On stom surges in the wild, you’re experiencing a lot here. Rapid and extreme changes in barometric pressure. Rapid shifts in water current temperature and flow levels, even minor but sudden and short lived changes in salinity to extreme degrees. These shifts are unpredictable, likely dangerous/impossible to reproduce in captivity, and likely to have an overall more significant impact to coral and fish behavior than the flashes of light they may get from lightening. The storm effects of a light panel provide none of the actual storm, and just a little visual show for you if you like it. Some systems are even incorporating sound effects. I cannot possibly think of a bigger waste of money personally Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05/12/2018, 01:48 AM	#3
Truebluereefs Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Buda TX Posts: 34	I dont really want the lighting storm, just cloud cover and intensity of natural light. I never even thought about matching the water temp i keep mine at or close to 76 deg.F __________________ 50 Gallon shallow reef tank. Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon shallow reef